According to legend, Valentine’s Day cards and treats were once handmade by Europeans during the Victorian period. We LOVE this holiday- (hello there box of chocolates!)– and in an attempt to bring a little nostalgia back this year, we have a few simple handmade Valentine’s Day card & treat ideas that are totally worth the time & effort, especially since we have included 2 FREE templates you can download and print on your standard letter sized Cardstock! These work great for tots, tweens, teens, twenties & those of us who are ‘twenty’ at heart.
Best, N+K
80’s Throwback Cards & FREE template download
We LOVE the movie Top Gun & in one of the final scenes, ‘Iceman’ says to ‘Maverick’ “You can be my wingman anytime.” Iconic. How is it that we have never seen this on a Valentine’s Day card before???
All you need for this simple card is:
- our FREE Template (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD TEMPLATE!)
- Standard Letter-Size Cardstock Paper (8.5″x11″)- we used white cardstock to print the template & red cardstock for the backing (PLAIN BUY HERE) (MULTI BUY HERE)
- Scissors (BUY HERE)
- Either a Glue Stick (HERE) or Double Stick Tape (HERE)
- Print the template onto the Cardstock, cut out the cards, cut red backing slightly larger than the card, glue or tape
‘You Rule!’ Valentine’s Day Treat
This treat is super cute and SUPER simple and perfect for your child to give to the class!
All you need for this simple treat is:
- Ruler (BUY HERE)
- Scissors (BUY HERE)
- Colored Paper or Construction Paper (MULTI BUY HERE)
- Washi or Decorative Tape (BUY HERE)
- Marker (BUY HERE)
- Cut colored paper to desired width, wrap it around ruler, use washi tape to secure & write ‘You Rule’ with the marker.
Pom Pom Valentine’s Day Cards
We LOVE pom poms almost as much as we love glitter. You can easily craft these cards with even the youngest of kiddos if you use school glue instead of hot glue.
All you need for this simple card is:
- Bag of Pom Poms (BUY HERE)
- Either a Hot Glue Gun (HERE) + Hot Glue Sticks (HERE) or School Glue (HERE)
- Scissors (BUY HERE)
- Standard Letter-Size Cardstock Paper (8.5″x11″) (MULTI BUY HERE)
- 1. cut in half
- 2. cut those halves in half
- 3. You should have FOUR pieces of paper
- 4. FOLD in half like a little card
- After you cut out the cards, apply glue to the front of card, smash on the Pom Poms, let dry
LoveBug Valentine’s Day Cards & FREE Template Download
This is a cute card & treat in one. The plastic bugs we used are from Target in store only (but on Amazon here) and sold in a pack of 60 which is definitely more than we need. Plenty left over to play with! These TOOB Brand Insects (BUY HERE) would be great as well. We’ve used them for other projects in the past. They are also found at Michael’s Craft Stores in the US.
All you need for this simple card is:
- our FREE Template (CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD LoveBug TEMPLATE!)
- Standard Letter-Size Cardstock Paper (8.5″x11″)- we used red (MULTI BUY HERE)
- Scissors (BUY HERE)
- Plastic Insect figurines (Terra Brand or TOOB Brand above)
- Hot Glue Gun (HERE) + Hot Glue Sticks (HERE)
- Print the template onto the Cardstock, cut out the cards, glue one bug to card
Pom Pom Pencil Treats
WE TOLD YOU WE LOVED POM POMS!!! This idea came from one of our creative kiddos so we just HAD to use it. And she was right. It’s amazing!
All you need for this simple treat is:
- Bag of LARGE Pom Poms (BUY HERE)
- Hot Glue Gun (HERE) + Hot Glue Sticks (HERE)
- Fancy Pencils (BUY HERE)
- Dip the Pencil’s eraser into hot glue, press the eraser into a large pom pom, let dry.
